> Robert Cummings escribió: >>> This is engineering, not art class. There are ways to evaluate >>> solutions >>> as being better than others. >> >> This is computer science, not engineering. There are considerations for >> one approach over another not necessarily confined to your idea of >> "efficiency". The problem encompasses time, space, economics, and any >> number of other dimensions. > > Most people put programming nearer to literature, art and mathematics > then to physics and mechanic. So I would say that we are closer to an > art class then to a class of engineering. :-D I'm pretty old-school when it comes to computer engineering. Like any "engineering" there is both "science" and "art" involved. The "science" is computer science and that is mostly mathematics based. The "art" is the creativity of coming up with novel solutions. The thing that separates "engineering" from "art" is the fact that after the abstract creativity takes place, it is verified against the science. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
